我们可以回到最初有关集资的问题上吗? Could we get back to the original question of funding?
他们集资到一大笔款子。 They clubbed together a large sum.
集资的困难使我们的建筑计划受到了阻碍。 Difficulties in raising money have set back our building program.
为慈善事业筹集资金我自愿参加跳伞,可是在最后一刻我临阵害怕了,结果没有完成任务。 I volunteered to do a parachute jump to raise money for charity but I got cold feet at the last minute and didn't to through with it.